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Chhattisgarh · Assembly Constituency 89 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Bijapur (ST)

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Winner — 2023

Vikram Mandavi
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.3%BJP 40.0%7 others 16.8%
Votes
35,739
43.8% share
Winning margin
2,706
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
48.8%
of 1,69,457

A closely fought contest. Vikram Mandavi won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vikram Mandavi
INC
INC (UPA)
35,73943.8%
2
Mahesh Gagda
BJP
33,03340.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,6284.5%
4
Ajay Kudiyam
BSP
1,9682.4%
5
Ramdhar Jurri
JCCJ
1,9642.4%
6
Ashok Talandi
HMR
1,8722.3%
7
Jyoti Dhuruva
IND
1,2611.6%
8
Laxmi Narayan Portek
CPI
1,1731.4%
9
Arjun Gote
IND
8771.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (90th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.3% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
90th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%BJP 40.5%OTH 11.2%NOTA 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.28 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,33,638
Density
64 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,298 km²
SC population2.4%
ST population76.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.3%
Electricity38.2%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated77.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.0%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance82.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Millet Based Products🏺Minor Forest Produce - Tamarind🏷️Wooden CraftGI
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Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhairam Dev temple (Ardhanarishawara Image)

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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